Nasim*, a 17 year-old boy, was arrested
by the police following a street
fight, accused of causing minimal
damage. He was later sentenced to
an imprisonment of 3 months. DCI-
Palestine lawyers immediately filed
a request to replace the deprivation
of liberty with a fine, insisting on the
impact that imprisonment would have
on the child’s right to education and
subsequent academic performance.
The court later ruled in accordance
with DCI lawyers’ plea and the child
was released upon payment of a
fine. Nasim’s story is just one of many
successful cases that DCI-Palestine has
dealt with.